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There are long queues at the Ukrainian-Polish border.

People are walking by feet nonstop,

carrying small children in their arms or in strollers.

In Shegyni, there is only one pedestrian check point

and thousands of people wait in line. Border guards let through only women,

children, and foreigners.

Ukrainian men aged 18-60 cannot leave the country.

It is not a demand from the Polish side,

it is one of the conditions of the martial law in Ukraine. Please keep this in mind.

- I'm going to see Dmytryk. - Okay.

Nadia, didn't you leave?

I'm calling and calling you, you're out of reach all the time.

- What happened? - Mom, I'm sorry.

My phone battery died.

Yes, I couldn't go. I am very tired. Let's talk later.

Well, you can rest now. The shift is over.

We'll go home. What happened? Did you have a fight with Romka?

Yes. He said that he stayed in Ukraine

only to wait for me.

And now the authorities have closed the border. And he can't leave.

And before that he could!

And now I'm guilty. He shouted at me saying that I killed him!

Don't get psyched up like that.

It's just, Roma got scared.

Mom, everyone is scared now!

Yes. But he is probably too scared.

Perhaps in a day or two, this problem with the border will be resolved.

Maybe you don't need to go anywhere at all.

I am sure that he will call you in an hour and you will reconcile.

- Yes? - I wish.

Let's go home and have some rest.

How did he behave here? Was he polite?

Tell me the truth!

He was very good

and behaved like a true man. He was not afraid of anything.

You are my smart boy!

For this, I will buy you something delicious.

What do you want?

No need, I can do without it.

- Why is that? - Because it's war now.

I told you, he's a true man.

Let's better go home, mom.

Yes. I'll sign off and we'll go.

Colleagues, no one is going home today.

We will work around the clock. There are too many wounded.

I understand that everyone is very tired.

But you see what the situation is.

Andriychenko, Pankova, your call is to Vasyl Stus street, 11.

The boy has an attack there.

Baby, you'll have to wait a little longer, okay?

You see what the situation is.

I love you, do you hear me?

Ukraine's capital survived the night and woke up to explosions again.

What do we have, Saltivka?

Yes, Vasyl Stus street, 11.

You know, it's so strange, I didn't understand his poems at all at school.

Never liked them.

- Stus' poems? - Yeah...

About 5 years ago, when I was riding the subway,

I took a look at the book of a boy sitting next to me.

Then I went to the bookstore and bought a collection of his poems.

Wait a moment... What was that...

"I am happy that I'm not afraid of death

And I don't ask if my cross is heavy

I don't worship gods and I do not bow down

In anticipation of the unknown."

It is a good poem.

Look, do many people speak Ukrainian in Snizhne?

Well, I personally switched to Ukrainian in 2014.

I just decided that... I don't want

my child to have the same language with those who made me leave my home.

And I switched to Ukrainian when I started university.

All our studies were in Ukrainian,

and homework had to be done in Ukrainian.

And then I somehow realized that I don't need Russian.

Aren't you annoyed that there are still many Russian speakers around?

I'm not, it's their choice.

They just don't realize it yet.

Damn, I can't go any further. We need a detour.

And that's another 15 minutes.

We have no time, you go around, and I'll go on foot.

Let's meet in the yard. Nadia, I'm with you.

Oh my God!

Let's go.

Did you have to come from another city? Come in!

There's chaos in town.

Chaos? You are an ambulance! How long do I have to wait?

Listen, can you change your attitude?

Please tell me what happened.

It's not me, it's my son. He has...

I don't know, a panic attack. Do something.

Good. Where is the boy?

Maxim! Max!

My boy! But where are you, huh?

So your child was just scared and you called an ambulance?

Did I have to call the animators?

Where is your wife, boy's mother?

In Egypt, with her new boyfriend.

I think I know where he is.

- Max, come here. - Please, Olena.

Come on, come out!

Let me take care of it.

Hi. I'll turn on the light now, don't be afraid.

I am Nadia. I am a doctor. And you are Maksym, right?

Are you scared?

Come on, let's take a deep breath...

and a slow exhale.

Feeling better?

I do know how you feel, I'm scared too.

So I will sit with you for a while. Do you mind?

I am already much calmer because I have a man next to me,

although a small one, because men protect us,

just like superheroes.

I like superheroes.

Would you like to be like them?

Yes. But I don't have superpowers.

It is not true. We all have superpowers.

Yes, they are not like in the movies.

But they are no less important because they help people.

I promise you, you will definitely find yours.

Just don't be afraid.

Hush, hush. Breathe more slowly...

Well done. What is your favorite song?

"Cherry."

- By "Wellboy"? - Yes.

Let's sing.

Cherries, cherries...

It is your job to calm down your child.

You are his father!

Do not tell me what to do, okay?

I'm not telling you. It's just...

The child was not well. I thought doctors could help with this.

It is in fact the task for a nurse, not for some young girl.

This young girl, unlike you, is doing quite well. Doesn't she?

Is she really?

- Well, shall we go out? - Yes.

Get up.

Do you have any pain?

- May I examine you? - Yes.

Look, a new call.

You see? We have dozens of calls.

There are wounded in the city.

People need to go to hospitals, they need surgeries.

I'm not even mentioning the old and feeble people who also need help.

And who are you anyway?

I am Olena Pankova,

an ambulance paramedic.

Great! I want to complain about you.

Do you think this is the best solution in this situation?

Well, your right.

You know, I feel sorry, not for you, but for your son,

with whom you have not found any contact in seven years,

and he is hiding from you in the closet.

You are healthy like a superhero. Let's go.

The closet is not a very reliable shelter.

It is better to go down to the basement or leave the city.

Nadia, we have a new call.

That's it, kid, bye-bye!

Goodbye.

How are you?

- Fine. - Fine?

Listen, kiddo! I already told your mom

that I'm not going anywhere, so I'm not going anywhere!

No! And after the shift too. That's all. Bye.

What will you do with these women...

Did your wife call again?

No, my daughter.

She, her husband and my granddaughter fled from Kyiv to a village in Cherkasy region.

They want me to come over. What did I forget in that village, huh?

- Well, shall we go? - Let's go.

- Where to now? - Independence square.

And the building number?

Not specified. It looks like a person is on the street.

And what happened with the people you've just seen?

Nervous dude, that's what.

- I see... Where are you going! - Forget about him, Olena!

The poor boy was just scared.

If he was a good father, he would have calmed down his son himself.

I feel so sorry about these poor children,

all this will hit them so hard.

Well, that's true.

Children are not supposed to hear these explosions.

It's a nightmare.

Who would have thought that there would be a war

in the 21st century? Well, except with some aliens!

It looks like that.

Good evening. Did you call an ambulance?

- Yes. - Do you have any documents?

- Driver's license. - Give it to me.

- What happened to you? - I have an ulcer.

Stomach or duodenal ulcer?

It's stomach.

It started to hurt in the morning. I thought it will pass.

Can you get to the ambulance?

I'll try to.

Come on.

Here, here.

I was going to the enlistment office... And here I am...

Enlistment office? With an ulcer?

Well, of course! My son was queuing there since early morning,

and decided to stay for the night so as not to miss the queue.

And I thought, maybe he...

needs hot food...

And it got worse so suddenly...

Yeah...

Petrovych, come on, let's go!

- Did you throw up? - Yes.

It looked like coffee grounds.

That's bad.

Why didn't you call earlier?

I don't know...

I'm sorry.

Petrovych, faster!

The pressure drops, 60 to 40.

Give him tamegran!

Petrovich, is it far?

Just a little more, 10 minutes.

I increase the volume of infusion.

The stomach sagged, it seems that he has internal bleeding.

Oh, it's bad, it's very bad.

I need to call my son...

Cardiac arrest!

Petrovych, stop! Adrenalin!

Reanimation!

25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30...

25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30...

Biological death has occurred...

The time is 3:10.

Let me do this.

Hello...

- What happened? - Come on in.

Colleagues, I know you've been on duty for 24 hours. You're terribly tired.

But there are more and more wounded,

they keep coming in, and the hospitals are unable to cope.

They say there is no guarantee Kharkiv will not be taken within a day.

Max, what are you saying?

No one will surrender Kharkiv.

Street fighting is already happening.

On Shevchenko street, enemy troopers took over the school.

These are rumors.

- Who says so? - You know...

Cut it off. We form a convoy of ambulances

to transport the wounded to the hospital of Dnipro.

It seems to be calmer there now and they have free beds.

Who's ready to go?

Ivanovna, I'm sorry, I'll pass.

I've been driving for two days.

I can't see the road anymore, and it's dangerous.

Nadia and I will go.

Fine, thank you.

Colleagues, who else?

We need to provide two teams from our hospital.

I can't. My family is leaving today.

I need to at least hug my child and wife goodbye.

Seleznyov, you?

Why Seleznyov?

Why does it always have to be me?

Ok. I will go.

Perfect. The question is closed. We are getting ready to leave.

Mom, I don't mind helping at all.

But we didn't sleep for 24 hours.

Baby, no one had any sleep.

Someone has to do it.

Have you heard that Kharkiv can be captured in a day?

Maybe it's better to go away from here?

And we're continuing.

Kherson was defending through the night.

The municipality denied the information

about the city falling to the enemies.

MY LOVE

Heavy fighting occurred through the night.

Our local correspondent will tell us

about the situation in the city

and what people go through there now.

Ivan, good morning.

You go there. You take this one.

- Here. - Close the door.

Watch your leg!

Careful. Come on, guys.

We will go to the hospital now, where other ambulances will join us.

Oksana, what are you doing? Go ahead and sit down, guys.

Come on, come on.

We need to tell them to change their wounded into civilian clothes.

Otherwise, if Russians stop us, we will be finished.

Nadia, if Russians stop the car with three wounded guys,

who will believe that they are civilians?

- Do we have other options? - There are none.

That's it, let's go!

Do we have a female driver?

Yes. She's my mom.

And by the way, a female ambulance driver is a rarity.

There was even a story about her in the news before the war.

Cool.

- Is everything alright? - Yes. Yes, everything is OK.

Great. You are like our guardian angels here,

we are all counting on you.

We definitely do not want you to faint.

I won't, I promise.

Thank you.

But I think we're most worried

about the driver not fainting.

I'm laughing for the first time since the war began.

Wow, I am pleased. I was a stand-up comedian before the war.

I even have the nickname "Comedian".

By the way, I'm Stepan. Oh!

- Nice to meet you. Nadia. - My pleasure.

Careful!

- My God, how are you? - I almost got my teeth knocked out.

- Are you ok? - Oh... yes, yes.

- I just recently... - A little higher.

It's just, I recently went to the dentist,

and when he told me the cost of all those fillings,

he drooled.

He had to put that saliva sucking pipe on himself.

Well, not all jokes have to be funny.

You are very funny, honestly.

Thank you.

I will definitely come to your standup show after the victory.

Just please take care of yourself. Ok?

Fine.

Now I will be even more active in making Russian cutlets.

It seems that all the wounded have been treated.

Shall we go?

I will drive in the dark again.

Maybe you'd better stay? It seems safe here.

Alone? And you?

What about me? I am a driver, I will not abandon the car.

And I will not leave you.

Are you sure?

Yes, mom! We are going to Kharkiv together.

Fine. Get well soon, guys.

- Bye! - Thank you!

We will start with the main events of the last night.

Our military shot down four enemy aircrafts.

I have never seen such darkness.

You don't say... My eyes hurt like hell.

- I'm so sleepy. - Yeah.

Stop! Stop!

Why did we stop?

Can you hear me?

Why did we stop? What happened?

I'll go look.

What happened?

Well, it happened

that the last car took a call from the neighboring village.

I see.

So, everyone is here now.

What happened?

One team went to take a call, it's not far from here.

The patient is in bad condition, and it's a long way for the locals.

Will we wait for them?

Yes. According to the protocol, the whole column has to return together.

OK, everyone get back to their cars.

Let's get warmed up.

Mom, I have a feeling that one can see us here even from space.

A very easy target.

I don't think they will bomb an ambulance convoy.

I really hope so.

Mom, I'm so tired.

The sky is so clear that if it weren't...

for these lights, the stars would be just over our heads...

Good morning.

To you too, if you're not joking.

How is the situation in the city?

We don't have any information yet.

We wanted to drive in from the airport side.

Can you tell me which road is safer?

Unfortunately, there is no information. Allegedly, you can drive through Pisochyn.

But there is no guarantee that it is safe there.

Fine. Good luck, guys.

Thank you and safe travels.

It is unknown which way is safer, so it is up to us to decide.

I suggest driving in from the airport side.

Absolutely not, the airport will be the first target.

Let's go straight ahead. It seems quiet.

We are all in the open, it is not good.

They say we can go through Pisochyn.

I have an aunt in Pisochyn.

She has not been in touch for a day.

No one is in touch now.

Maybe we'd better wait for some information?

That's enough of empty talk. We'll go through the airport.

The rule of two walls.

At least two walls should protect you from the source of danger -

one will probably be ruined by the impact of explosion,

and the second will stop the debris and glass.

So it is safer to hide

in the place behind the second wall from the facade.

I don't see our flag.

But the uniforms look like ours.

Who knows what they are capable of now.

Keep calm.

- Good afternoon. - Hi.

Documents, please.

Open the car.

Where did you go?

To the Dnipro, helped with some wounded civilians.

What's in the other cars?

Well, just as empty.

Guys, who are you?

Meaning?

Well, which side are you?

Are you ours or...

We're Ukrainians, of course. Don't worry.

Why don't you raise our flag then, and speak Ukrainian.

Don't tell us what to do.

- We do not tell you how to do your job. - Yes.

- Fine. Drive through. - Thank you.

Thank God, everyone came back alive.

Hello.

- Hello! - You're alive!

All is well.

This was close. Drive the cars away.

Until further instructions, all personnel must go to the garage.

The garage is not a very safe place. Can we go to the basement?

Andriychenko, were you there?

We haven't completed the renovation. It will not be safer there.

- Or maybe there is some other place? - Boiler room! Let's go there.

I don't have the keys to the boiler room.

- And who has? - The administrator.

I can't find him for two hours.

Well, this is real shit.

We're emergency service who we can't help themselves.

- Calm down, everyone! - How can I stay calm if there

is nowhere to hide from the missiles?

Look, no one prepared me for this either.

- The rule of two walls! - What?

A missile cannot break through two walls, it can only break one.

We need to hide in a place with two walls on each side.

- Corridor? - Corridor.

- Corridor. Everyone to the corridor. - That's at least something.

We have an important notice from the Military Forces of Ukraine.

It concerns absolutely everyone,

because it is about the cyber security of our country.

It seems to be far away.

Yulia, what is this?

What happened, Vira Ivanivna?

You did not write here that people went to Dnipro?

Yes, I did not.

And? It turns out they had a day off?

Sorry.

Yulia, a new shift starts today at eight o'clock.

Where should I find people?

I will try to find someone.

Do you see that hell out there?

Do you think it's that easy to find someone?

Vira Ivanivna, listen, you can count on me.

I had some sleep in the car. I will be able to work.

Nadia!

Mom!

Andriychenko, are you sure?

- Are you sure you can handle it? - Yes. Do you need doctors or not?

Fine. Petrovych and Pankova will come soon, so get to work.

Fine.

What happened?

Nothing. This guy,

instead of defending the country, got drunk

and almost fought with the cashier.

And in the end he fell down the stairs.

- Are these his documents? - Can you hear me?

- Do you feel dizzy? - Well, yes, a little.

Keep your head up.

It looks like he has broken ribs.

I just tripped over there...

Hey, hey, can you hear me?

Looks like a concussion. Olena, the board.

Hold on.

Help us put him on the spinal board, please.

Take him under arms, under arms and... Up...

I gave you saline and an anti-nausea medicine.

- How do you feel? - I'm fine.

I wish we had less of these calls. We have enough work without drunkards.

To be honest, I don't drink at all.

I was just... scared.

My business is ruined. I didn't know what to do.

Well, getting drunk is the best way out.

It looks like you have broken ribs and a concussion.

So, you can add health problems to all your other problems.

But I'm not a soldier.

I'm an artist, you see.

I have never even see a weapon.

- What's the point of me? - Don't say that.

There are many ways to help now.

Yes... You don't need to shoot to do that.

The shift is over.

Come on, Nadiyka, I'll drive you home.

Petrovych, it's against the rules.

Is it in the rules to work three days in a row?

- It is also true. - Get in!

Enemy combat equipment. It burns beautifully.

In Kharkiv Oblast, on the evening of the third day

of resistance to the Kremlin occupier...

- Mom! - I'm in the kitchen.

Finally.

Your favorite pancakes are ready.

Thank you, mom. I am not hungry.

Come on, sit down, eat something.

Are you tired?

- Nadia. - What?

You have two gray hairs.

Come on, mom, we will dye them.

Baby, you are just 21!

Mom, let's not make drama because of this now.

Did Roma call?

He didn't.

Nadia! Nadyusha, what is it?

Nadia?

Mom, I just don't understand, what's the point of all this?

Why us, mom?

My dear child, who knows the answer to this question?

Mom, it only began getting to me

that this is the end.

Our lives will never be the same again. Do you understand?

You are just very tired.

When we worked, I understood why I was breathing,

why I was doing it.

And now, mom, just simple everyday things, eating, taking a shower...

What is all this for, mom?

Yes. Well, yes, it's hard, it's very hard.

But you have to endure it somehow,

everything will be fine.

I can't, mom!

That damn siren, my God!

I'm so done!

What shall we do?

I don't know.

- Let's go the corridor. - Yes.

Aren't you sleeping, baby?

No, I can't sleep.

I worked for four days and I can't.

Just stupid thoughts getting into my head.

Me too. This is the second time I have read the same news.

Look, you need to come up with something,

distract yourself somehow.

Agree. Any ideas?

Piercing...

Or I can make you a tattoo.

- Tattoo? - Why not.

Let's do it!

Alright. I will bring the needle.

- Mom, are you serious? - Yes.

I know what to do.

I will paint your nails now.

- Nails? - Yeah.

- But I want them done like in a salon. - Of course.

You are my beautiful girl, you must be well-groomed.